INCIDENT REPORT - January 16, 2018

Shooting Incident

MOLAVE – Shooting incident transpired at about 2:15 PM of January 15, 2018 at Purok Ferry, Brgy. Miligan, Zamboanga Del Sur. The victim was identified as Barangay Chairman Jerry Mendoza Geromo, 40 years old, married and resident of Brgy Miligan, Zamboanga Del Sur. He was shot along the road of Purok Ferry, Brgy. Miligan, Zamboanga Del Sur by three (3) motorcycle riding criminals riding two single motorcycles. Initial investigation conducted disclosed that at about 2:00 PM of same date, victim Brgy Chairman Jerry Geromo was at the aforementioned-place seating on-top of his motorcycle while signaling truck driver identified as Dexter Lumapas to haul the red cinder sand of his dump truck on said place. suddenly, one (1) sym motorcycle, color gray black boarded by two (2) motorcycle riding criminals appeared together with one (1) another single stx motorcycle coming from Sitio Nacua, Brgy Dipolo, Molave. The said sym motorcycle then passed-by and stopped at the side of Brgy. Chairman Geromo and thereafter, the back rider shot the latter three times with cal. 45 pistol hitting on the different parts of his body. Afterwards, said suspects left the crime scene boarded their sym motorcycle together with their other companion riding the stx motorcycle but before the left, the gunman fired again his firearm three times. The victim Brgy. Chairman Geromo was immediately brought by the responding concerned citizens/neighbors to Igano Community Hospital, Molave, Zamboanga Del Sur, however was declared dead an hour later by the attending physician. Recovered at the crime scene are four (4) spent shells and two (2) slugs of cal. 45 pistols. PNP personnel of Molave MPS are still conducting hot pursuit operation against the fleeing suspects. Motive of the incident is still to be determined.

Dead Body Found

MIDSALIP – a dead body of a man was found lying along the Brgy. Road Of Purok 2a, Barangay Sigapod, Midsalip, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 10:30 AM of January 15, 2018. Victim identified as Orlando Balecantos Andiog, 45 years old, single, farmer and a resident of Purok 4, Brgy. Sigapod of Midsalip.  Investigation disclosed that at around 06:00 PM of January 14, 2018, said victim was seen drinking hard liquor at the store of Reynaldo Cabalog Enso at Purok 2b Of Brgy. Sigapod. at around 09:00 pm of the same day, said person left the said store and walked alone towards his home and believed to be very drunk. While he was negotiating the Barangay Road of Purok 2b at around 9:30 PM of the same date, he was allegedly slipped due to a wet and rocky road and fell down. The said person sustained wounds on his head and immediately brought by the responding Brgy. Tanod Christopher Atis and residents of the said place to the barangay hall of the said barangay but it was found dead while they were looking for a vehicle to transport the said person to Midsalip Infirmary Hospital.

RA 9262 Violator Arrested

RAMON MAGSAYSAY - Personnel of Ramon Magsaysay MPS conducted police operation on wanted person at Brgy.Magsaysay, Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 8:30 PM of January 15, 2018. The operation resulted to the arrest of Matronillo Pulbos Laurente, 56 years old, male, married, farmer and a resident of same aforementioned place arrested. This is by virtue of warrant of arrest issued by Hon. Annalyn F. Ramas-Costanilla, Presiding Judge 9th Judicial Region, Branch 30, Aurora, Zamboanga Del Sur for violation of R.A. 9262 with cc#14-10, 1072 dated November 14, 2017 with no bail bond fix by the issuing court. The arrested subject person is presently detained at Ramon Magsaysay MPS for proper court disposition.

Farmer Arrested for Murder

SAN MIGUEL - Operatives of Dinas MPS conducted police operation on wanted person (service of arrest warrant) at Purok Quirino, Barangay Poblacion, San Miguel, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 12:30 AM of January 15, 2018. This operation resulted to the arrest of Constancio Quancing Vergas, 70 years old, male, married, farmer, and a resident of Purok 3, Barangay Sagacad, Dinas, Jerry Decierdo Vergas, 35 years old, male, married, farmer, and a resident of Purok 3, Barangay Sagacad, Dinas, and Felix Decierdo Vergas, 32 years old, male, farmer, single, and a resident of Purok 3, Barangay Sagacad, Dinas. This is by virtue of warrant arrest for the Crime of Frustrated Murder, docketed under cc# number 17- 174, issued on November 6, 2017 by Hon. Ruben N. Bance, Presiding Judge, Ninth Judicial Region, Branch 29, San Miguel, Zamboanga Del Sur, with bail bond recommended amounting to two hundred thousand (P200,000) pesos each. The arrested subject persons were presently detained at Dinas MPS for proper court disposition.